Daily Check In - Wk of 9/26/10

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No, this time I was just 75 over!

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Did it!

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? C25K and stayed really close to my calorie goal even with going to a luncheon wedding shower, having the whole family for dinner, enjoying appetizers, elk steak (surprisingly good) and a few glasses of wine)

What would I have done differently? 1 less glass of wine would have kept me in the allowable range!

What is today's personal goals? Enjoy a relaxing Sunday that includes a long, slow & easy walk

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 5/5 days of exercise Did it!!

. I know that today is a new day and I can get on track, but I am so sick of this pattern. It happens every single weekend. Even when I try to plan for obstacles...I cave. On my signature I have set weightloss goals & thanks to this weekend I won't even reach my 1st one. I am really feeling like a huge failure and hopeless . I am sorry to be a downer this morning, but I just had to get it out.

So sorry Nlongnecker! :ohwell: I was in that pattern myself. You will be ready to buckle down soon and when you are, watch out!! It will work for you!! I had done well for a while and then I got tired of it. Really did not get back into the proper routine since June. Now I am back on track for two weeks and I hope to continue for these last few pounds! You WILL get there, Just keep at your healthy habits!! No matter what you are better off working at it even if ever so slowly than not!! :flowerforyou:

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? No

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Didn't set one

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Absolutely Nothing!!

What would I have done differently? Track calories & exercise

What is today's personal goals? Exercise and track calories

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 0/7 days of exercise

I am really hating myself this morning!:explode: As usual, I totally screwed up over the weekend! So I gained like 3 lbs. in 3 days! What really gets me is that I was really feeling good about my accomplishments last week. I was staying within my calories. I exercised everyday except Thurs & Sun. And I had even proved to myself that I could run by running 1 mile two different days. And then I have to go throw it all away. I know that today is a new day and I can get on track, but I am so sick of this pattern. It happens every single weekend. Even when I try to plan for obstacles...I cave. On my signature I have set weightloss goals & thanks to this weekend I won't even reach my 1st one. I am really feeling like a huge failure and hopeless . I am sorry to be a downer this morning, but I just had to get it out.

I posted before I read yours I feel exactly the same way. From Monday to Friday I was down 1 lb then by today I gained that lb back plus one I screw myself every weekend. I was actually in tears this morning. I think I'm going to stop counting my calories, but make some serious life changes. I love a beer every now and again, but i need to realize I don't need to have one just because it's Friday. I don't need french fries, have a side salad. I don't need a sandwich every day for lunch, soup works just fine and has the a lot less calories. I just need to make better choices. Exercise is a must for me and I need to finally realize that. I MUST work out 6 days a week.

I'm sorry you are struggling too. I hope we can both figure out together how to make better decisions. Let's start this week out right and report to each other next Monday that we made good choices all weekend !!!

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes, although I didn't make the healthiest choices I did a good job for being out of town all day!

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes! And I am so happy about I ran 4 miles in 43:13, so 1:45 less than I was aiming for. It was a really hard run but I persevere and it felt great to finish! My hips and knees ended up hurting less once I started jogging but I am mega sore today. It's a good sore, though, right?

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? My run! And I managed to stay under my cals even though I had to grab some fast food. Not too bad

What would I have done differently? Drink more water, as always. Otherwise I did alright. Every day can't be perfect

What is today's personal goals? Try to eat healthy but allow myself some room for treats, since I lost 1.5lbs this week and I feel great. Today is my stretch + strengthen so I am hoping to do 30 mins of stretch and 30 mins of light toning with dumbbells. Nothing too strenuous. If the weather holds out, I'll go on a slowish walk tonight.

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 7/7 !! I had a great week. Hoping for another

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes and I had about 400 calories left over :drinker:

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Day 3 of 30 day shred plus eliptical

What would I have done differently? Nothing?

What is today's personal goals? Day 4 of 30 day shred - I have a meeting so the gym is out today. Avoid bad food!!

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/7 days of exercise (Sun 30 day shred, Mon-Eliptical + 30 day shred)

I'm also proud of myself for not stepping on the scale this moring, I have a bad habit of getting on every morning. I'm trying ot only weigh in on Mondays and Fridays.

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? A little over :ohwell:

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes, Got a lot done!

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Kept pluggin' away at that to-do list

What would I have done differently? A little less snacking at the Monday night football party. (Life is full of occasions to over-indulge. My biggest problem is to find moderation in this plentiful life!)

What is today's personal goals? Elliptical, and work on the to-do list again!

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 1/5 days of exercise

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Over, again! Going to have to buckle down! :grumble:

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes, Got a lot done!

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Worked on the elliptical for 45 minutes

What would I have done differently? Quit eating! I was hungry! The morning was busy and not heavy enough in calories. Going to have to eat more in the early part of the day and see if that helps with the munchies :noway:

What is today's personal goals? Be prepared for today's Bible study and stay under my calories. Taking a day off from exercise to rest hips and butt. Hope to get in an easy walk

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/5 days of exercise

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Yes although I ate just about every single exercise calorie I earned At least I know I burned them!

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yep. Ran 3.36 miles. Not the fastest time or the greatest run, but it happened and I forced myself to finish either way. Hopefully I'll feel better on Thurs.

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? I pushed through even when I wanted to stop. I also managed to curb myself from overeating at dinner. Unfortunately I snacked at night, but I measured and only had 90 cals with my coffee. Moderation.

What would I have done differently? I wish I could stop snacking so much - nighttime is particularly hard. I know that if I were to just go to bed I'd forget about it, but I stay up late and I am always wanting to grab something! Definitely need to work on that.

What is today's personal goals? I'm doing some major cooking today, making curried lentil soup for the folks to have after work, and preparing Kimchi from scratch to make some stew next week Tonight is my 3 month anniversary so the BF and I are going into the city (Toronto) to spend the evening - hoping to not binge on anything, and do lots and lots of walking. Wish me luck!

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/7 - run felt awful but at least it got done. today is a new day. no real exercise planned, though. no time!

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Over by 53 calories

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Yes, tracked calories & exercised (swam)

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Planned on swimming early in the morning, but got to the pool & open swim hours were over. But I went at the end of the day. I tried to be persistent. Usually (& what I felt like doing) I would have just forgot about it & went home.

What would I have done differently? Not eaten that extra 53 calories.

What is today's personal goals? Exercise and track calories

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/7 days of exercise (Mon-Walk, Wed-swim)

Way to Go Meagalayne!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: So great to stack up the good days and see the progress!! You are doing great!! Keep enjoying the benefits!

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? I planned! Made dinner for myself, brought a snack, etc and stayed under my goal. Really proud of myself for sticking to it. OH And I met my goal! 140lbs by Sept 30th and I weighed in this morning at 139.8lbs! haha SO happy :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Stayed under my calories after giving myself walking credit for a major shopping day. Can't really count it as an exercise day :frown:

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? I did indeed

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Made good choices at Panera and Chipotle' and was able to keep my calories with-in reason

What would I have done differently? Couldn't do much differently. Oh, got to bed earlier. Really need to work on that. :yawn:

What is today's personal goals? Get ready for daughter #1's 26th birthday. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Dinner for 14 or so and get in my C2K5.

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 2/5 days of exercise

Did you stay within your nutritional goals? That would be a big fat NO!! We had an office retreat yesterday and I didn't control myself

Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? Didn't set one and that would probably be a no

What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Did level 3 of 30 day shred at 9pm last night

What would I have done differently? Not consumed so many cookes, not eaten all of my sandwich at lunch, not had 2 beers!

What is today's personal goals? Drink lots of water to try and flush all of this bad out of my system. Do level 3 again and do 1 hour of cardio at the gym.

exercise weekly progress (Sun-Sat) - 4/7 days of exercise

I had a really bad day yesterday and it showed big time on the scale. I weighed 132.8, that's almost a pound gained this week. At least I have it in my mind to be extra good this weekend.